Show-case.



SHOW OASE. APPLIoATIoN FILED 111x218, 1912.

Patented Apr. 21', 1914.

EUGENE CARPENTER, OF NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

SHOW-CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 21, 1914.

Application led June 18, 19,12. vSerial No. 704,315.

To all whom t may concer/n:

Be it known that I, EUGENE CARENTER, a citizen of the United States,residing in Newton, in the 4county of Middlesex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Show-Cases, of which thefollowing descriptiorn'in connection with the `accompanying drawlngs, isa specification,

like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

The present invention. relates to a refrigerated show case, and isembodied in a case of novel construction and arrangement vin which thefront and top are of glass,

vided with sliding covers, which may belnade of plate glass, and whichare arranged to overlap and slide in opposite directions, so that anypart of the case can 'be opened for the removal of the goods therein.

'The base and rear of the case may be made of any suitable material,preferably wood, each of the said portions being made in two parts withinsulating material interposed, the rear wall being provided with ashelf below which the refrigerating pipes, which keep the interior ofthe case cool, may be supported.

At the front of the base, the case is provided with two or more bracketsor supports preferably made of metal, these brackets eX- tendingvertically upward to support the front wall of the case, and thenhorizontally rearward to support the top; and from the back of the topthe brackets are inclined downward to a point where they are connectedwith the front of the shelf at the rear of the case.

The vertical and horizontal portions of the brackets aHord supports forthe glass front and top of the case, while those portions of the bracketwhich `incline downward and rearward to the shelf are provided withguide-ways at rear of the `.horizontal portion to receive7V the slidingcovers, the "opposite edges of which covers -rl'estggin similarguide-ways formed in the .5 slielifgat the rear.

Figure l isa., perspective view, partly in section, of a show caseembodying the invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same on asomewhat larger scale; and Fig. 3 1s a rear view of the middle portionof the case with the ends broken away, and parts shown in section.

The case embodying the invention is provided with the base a and rearwall b, these parts each being shown as casings of suitable material,preferably wood, containing insulating material o between the two partsof each casing. At the top of the rear wall ZJ' is a shelf d projectingforward a short distance, this shelf being below the top of the showcase and forming a convenient shelf for theuse of the salesman, and'alsoa cover to inc lose a series of refrigerating pipes e `at the back ofthe case.

The transparent portion of the case, which is preferably of plate glass,is supported by means of brackets f, the vertical portions of saidbrackets affording a backing for the glass front g of the case, eachbracket having a horizontal portion f2, and an inclined portion f3extending rearward from said horizontal portion to the front of theshelf d. The horizontal portions f2 afford supports for the stationaryglass cover g2 at the front of the' show case, While the sliding coversg3 and g4 overlie the inclined portions f3 of the brackets andextendirom the top g2 to 4 the shelf d.

VIn the construction shown, the covers g3 and g4 overlap at adjacentends, the lower cover being narrower than the upper, and the two coverssliding in separate guideways one above the other, being held entirelyby gravity so that they can be lifted out at any time, if it is desiredto leave the case open. In the construction shown, these covers are madeof plate glass, but itis obvious that any suitable material may be used,whether transparent or opaque, without departing from the invention. g

The shelf ai is shown as provided with guide shoulders d2 and Z3 for thecovers g3 and g4, respectively, each shoulder being formed at the bottomof the vertifal abutment which affords a lateral guide for the slidingcover. rIhe opposite sides of the covers are supported upon similarshoulders 11,2 and h3 formed in a guide strip z, which is secured to thebrackets f between the horizontal portions f2 and the inclined portionsf".

In the construction shown, Eig. 2, the brackets are in the form-ofcastings, T

Ishaped in cross section, and the guide meml. A show case comprising abase and a` rear wall, combined with brackets secured to the front ofthe base and having vertical, horizontal, and inclined members;transparent vertical and horizontal closing walls supported by saidbrackets; a horizontal closing wall extending forward from the rear wallof the case, to which the inclined members of the brackets are fastened;and covers supported over said inclined members.

2. A show case comprising a base and a rear wall, combined with bracketssecured to the front of the base and having vertical, horizontal, andinclined members; transparent vertical and horizontal closing wallssupported by said brackets; a horizontal closing wall extending forwardfrom the rear wall of the case, to whichthe inclined members of thebrackets are fastened, said horizontal wall having guideways indifferent planes; a guide strip supported on the upper part of theinclined members and having similar guideways in different planes, andoverlapping covers supported in said guideways.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAS. J. MALONEY, W. E. COVENEY.

